On December 10, 1982, Mike Weaver (24-9, 16 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Michael Dokes (25-0-1, 14 KOs).
Mike Weaver is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over James Tillis, 1 year, 2 months, and 7 days ago. Michael Dokes is on a 8-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round KO win over Tommy Franco Thomas, 8 months and 20 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.7-8.3 in favor of Michael Dokes. It is going to be very difficult for Mike Weaver to win this fight.
Michael Dokes made quick work of Mike Weaver, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. Dokes improves his record to 26-0-1 (15 KOs), while Weaver adds a loss to his record at 24-10.